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Cartel Roasting

3.7 (85 reviews)
ModerateCoffee & Tea
Closed • 6:00 am - 4:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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Dogs allowed
Good for working
Outdoor seating

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Hot coco with cashew milk
Amber M.

Really awesome quaint coffee shop with fantastic coffee/espresso and tea options. This is a really great space for working or hanging out. Beautiful seating and real art work you can purchase. The barista's were friendly and helpful. I enjoyed a late with cashew milk.

Honey lavender latte with cashew milk
Ryley S.

I got the honey lavender latte and it was delicious - maybe would get it not with cashew milk next time. There was a long time so they did forget my order but it was busy so I understand. I reminded her and she made it super quickly!

Taylor W.

One of my favorite coffee spots with the best handcrafted drinks! A decent amount of seating both indoor and out. My favorite drink is the CCL-- coconut caramel latte. Delicious hot or iced!

Vanilla latte
Arlene L.

Best coffee ever. I know it's a chain but it's a fave. I LOVE the CCL , real pumpkin puree *chefs kiss. Definitely on the higher end for pricing

Isaac R.

It's one of the best cold-brew coffees I've tried. They roast their own coffee, and every cartel has great coffee. I'm glad to see this business grow and expand to other areas.

Small hot chai with oat milk
Lisa C.

The golden milk latte and the CCL were both perfectly made, well-balanced, refreshing beverages in a hot summer day. I was going to opt for a chai, however, I was concerned about the spice level. The barista let me try a taste before I made my decision, and I thought that was very helpful. She took our time with us and never made us felt rushed. I like that there's art hanging on the walls and house plants everywhere. 10/10 would recommend this location.

Mocha
Cindy C.

Darn good mocha here. Rich and velvety; very satisfying. They were able to make it decaf and with almond milk for me. Friendly and fast service. Spacious seating inside and out. Highly recommend!

Couldn't they have at least pretended to fill the cup by adding more ice?
Matt S.

Wow... what a terrible experience at Cartel this morning. I come here often but today was just BAD. For a business that charges what Cartel charges, I expect a premium product. When I walked in there were four people in front of me in line. Most of the seats in the shop were full. The barista was working incredibly hard just to keep up. The shop was not staffed anywhere near appropriately. After waiting about five minutes, without any orders being taken from the people in front of me, I realized the barista was still struggling to fulfill orders from folks previously waiting. I continued to wait in line. 25 minutes later my CCL was in my hands ($8 w/ tip) and the cup was, at best, two-thirds full. This was probably my final straw at Cartel. I can live with premium pricing for premium product but today I was ripped off.

Homemade pop tart
Victoria L.

Cartel has long been my favorite coffee shop in the Phoenix area!! She is on the pricier side, my coffee and pastry were $12 and I didn't get a milk alternative or anything. That said, the coffee is amazing, staff is kind, and the environments are always wonderful. As you start to get closer to ASU, the spaces become larger for studying and what not - love it!

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Tanisha H.

Stopped in for much needed caffeine & this was wicked close to where I was. Stopped in & so glad I did. I was totally unsure what to order & the very nice & patient gentleman working today (10/05/22 around 2PM) I'm so sorry I didn't ask his name!! But he was super nice & made a recommendation for me of a nitro cold brew for lots of caffeine! Before I could even ask, he asked if I could antes cream & the answer 100% was yes! He was able to whip it up in a jiffy & I'm so grateful for him & the delicious caffeine I need to help me power through the rest of the day. I could totally see how someone could come to this location & get lost in the chill ambiance of it & lost in the coffee or tea of it all. They do sell some merch which is cute & reasonably priced. Great spot. Highly recommend

Small mocha
Gayl B.

Oh, I love their patio! If you are here early, the sun is shining on this part of the space, so that's a plus. I also love that the coffee flavor is strong and my mocha tasted great! However, expect to pay more for coffee here, more than many other good places on this side of the Phoenix Mountain preserve. I did also like the fact that their outside patio isn't on a busy road! Milk alternatives are limited to oat and almond and no nonfat milk. But the coffee flavor is very good!

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They have the best iced chai lattes and really yummy honey lavender lattes! My husband is a big fan on their cold brew!

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This is the best coffee in town, the barista's are super friendly. I love this place!!! So glad they replaced Starbucks with good coffee

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Fantastic coffee and even better customer service, could not be more pleased with our experience we will be regulars from now on

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The atmosphere was nice to get work done, but I was not overly impressed with their coffee. Not great, but not bad either

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5 years ago

Love The CCL-Carmel and coconut cold brew. They also have a cold brew drink with pineapple juice and coconut that was good

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Wanted to try out a new coffee spot and looked at maps to see what was around my house and saw this…read morecute spot. The menu looked really good so my sis and I went to give it a shot since they also have baked goods. Walking in, the space was huge which makes sense as it's inside of chompies and I love that spot. We got some cookies from the bakery and it's weighed for pricing. The chocolate butter cookies were delicious but the other ones tasted a bit funny and not at all like butter cookies. We ordered an iced brown sugar oat milk shaken with cold foam and iced turtle with cold foam. The lady at the register was nice and asked if we really wanted cold foam, and we said yes twice. The coffee was taking a while so we walked around the area and looked at their merchandise but the coffees still wasn't done so we sat at the chairs and tables by the coffee place. The lady at the register stated that the cold foam wasn't working out and they are trying and asked if we still wanted to wait. Well of course we did cause we paid an extra dollar and some change for the cold foam. So it's odd that she was going to give us the coffee without it and not even ask if we wanted anything else in place of that. After what seemed like 15 minutes waiting for iced coffee we finally got it and as you can see from the picture, there was barely any cold foam. The lady was nice but the experience was lacking due to the order not being what we really wanted. Both coffees were sweet and it was not terrible. I'd go back for the baked goods only.

I ordered a key lime tart and the cookie was as hard as a rock and the custard tasted so artificial…read morealmost like straight high fructose corn syrup and so i kindly asked if i could switch it out for a lemon bar. The cashier was nice and understanding and let me switch it out. The lemon bar was worse. it tasted like play dough and did not have a hint of lemon flavor. I was so confused and sad since it's not cheap. my stomach immediately hurt after. my friends funky monkey frappe also just tasted like straight artificial sugar almost like a banana laffy taffy. so sad. won't be going here again.

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